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Spirit Airlines Keeps Up Cancun Expansion in New Orleans

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Caribbean Hotels Open 2020 With Declines

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Caribbean hotels opened 2020 with the region’s lowest January occupancy level since 2011, according to data from STR.   For the month, occupancy was down 3.7% year over year to 66.5%. Average daily rate (ADR) also fell 1.5% to US$253.09, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) dropped 5.1% to US$168.34. Continued supply growth coupled with […]

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Royalton Opens New All-Inclusive Hotel in Grenada

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The highly-anticipated new all-inclusive Royalton Grenada has officially opened its doors on the island’s Magazine Beach.  The new Royalton, set at the former Grenadian by Rex Resorts property, is a major infusion of energy into Grenada’s tourism sector.  The 269-room, family-friendly property, divided into a traditional wing and a Diamond Club, has five dining concepts, […]

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Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Real Estate Sales Top $100 Million

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Sales of the Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Residences project are surging, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new project on Seven Mile Beach has sold more than 49 condominiums, bringing the sales total to more than $100 million, according to real estate firm Waypoint Real Estate. That means more than 60 percent of all units have […]

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ResortPass Adds Dominican Republic in Wider Caribbean Expansion

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ResortPass, the hotel platform that allows travelers buy day passes to participating resorts, has expanded to the Caribbean, including major markets like the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas.  The Los Angeles-based company has also expanded to St Kitts, St Maarten, Jamaica, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Los Cabos as part of a wider Caribbean-Mexico regional […]

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Puerto Morelos, Mexico Is Getting a New Beach Hotel

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Puerto Morelos, the tiny beach town in Mexico that’s one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets, is about to get a major new luxury hotel.  It’s called The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos, the third outpost by The Fives, a growing boutique brand with two other properties in the Mexican Caribbean.  The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos is […]


Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Real Estate Sales Top $100 Million

Puerto Morelos, the tiny beach town in Mexico that’s one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets, is about to get a major new luxury hotel.  It’s called The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos, the third outpost by The Fives, a growing boutique brand with two other properties in the Mexican Caribbean.  The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos is […]

In St Barth, Finding The Rhythm of Caribbean Rum

My journey started with the thrill of the prop plane nosing down for a “bombs away” landing at the Gustaf III airport runway, one of the shortest in the world, as the landing gear of the Tradewind Aviation plane hammered the tarmac. I had arrived to be a rum judge at Caribbean Journal’s 2019 Caribbean […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset at the Holiday Inn Aruba

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Robert Sheroke of Nottingham, Maryland, who sent in this gorgeous shot of sunset at the Holiday Inn Resort in Aruba.  Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and […]

Anguilla Continues Tourism Renaissance

Anguilla’s all-important tourism sector has put Hurricane Irma in its rear-view mirror.  The island set a new record for tourist arrivals last year, according to new data released by the Anguilla Tourist Board.  In 2019, Anguilla welcomed 95,375 tourist arrivals to the island, an all-time record.  Overall, Anguilla reported a 75 pecent jump over 2018.  […]

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